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This is part of an occasional series on Prepping for Disaster. In the wake of a disaster or uprising that upends normal life, your first considerations are food and shelter. …

“I was married by a judge. I should have asked for a jury.” — Groucho Marx In the last 60 years, marriage in the United States has gone from sanctity to …

Scams are everywhere these days. As a matter of fact, they are even tougher to avoid — because of the Internet. You have worked very hard for your retirement time …

Hollywood has been scaring people as part of cinema culture for as long as any of us can remember. This shouldn’t come as much of a surprise, as scary movies …

Work is the curse of the drinking classes. — Oscar Wilde During and right after the Great Depression (roughly 1929-1941), we passed a work ethic on to our children that became …

Marriage is an alliance entered into by a man who can’t sleep with the window shut, and a woman who can’t sleep with the window open. — George Bernard Shaw According …

Country Joe said it best in his “The ‘Fish’ Cheer/I-Feel-Like-I’m-Fixin’-to-Die Rag” (popularly known as “The Vietnam Song”) when he asked, “For it’s 1, 2, 3, what are we fighting for?” As …

While the holidays are now over, and people are returning to work and school from break, one thing that hasn’t taken a hiatus is the flu. In fact, seasonal  influenza …

If you’re not lucky enough to live in California or Florida, the winter always leaves us desperate to get warm. Temperatures are dropping to historic lows, especially in the middle …

When looking for groceries, a lot of consumers head to Albertsons, Vons, and Ralphs, which are among the leading traditional mass market grocery chains. But a growing number of people …